Premier liure des serees
By: de Guillavme Bouchet, sieur de Brocourt. Reueu & augmenté par l'autheur en ceste derniere edition, presque de moitié
Publisher: Chez Ieremie Perier, en sa boutique sur la petite montee du Palais
Published: 1608
Place of publication: Se vendent a Paris
Language: fre
Number of pages: 587
Subjects: Dance; Religion; Indians of North America; Aquatic ecology
Other titles: Premier livre des serees.
Notes: Parts 2 and 3 were also printed in Paris by Jeremie Perier in the same year.

Essays and stories related at the soirées of Guillaume Bouchet.

Includes references to the effects on water ecology by the natives of Brazil and Florida (leaf 50 verso-51 recto), a narration of a traveller to America reporting on the dance and music of the natives of Brazil (leaf 118 recto-118 verso), and a "devil" called "Aignan" recognized the Indians of America (leaf 149 verso) among others.

Signatures: ã¹² (ã1 verso blank) ẽ⁸ A-2I¹² 2K⁴ (2K4 blank)

Errors in foliation: leaf 385-387 misnumbered 585, 586, and 587.

Woodcut printer's ornament on title page; head and tail pieces; initials.

Brunet I:1165.

Cioranescu, A. 17 s., 4441.

John Carter Brown Library copy imperfect: leaf 281 is wanting lower right hand corner, somewhat affecting text.

John Carter Brown Library copy bound in later full vellum over boards.

John Carter Brown Library copy acquired with the assistance of the Bloomingdale Fund.

Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy: Rob: Gordone (?): ms. autograph on title page.